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The Secret Life of the Owl

Author : John Lewis-Stempel
Publisher : Random House
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2017-10-19
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781473542518

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THE PERFECT GIFT FOR NATURE LOVERS ‘Dusk is filling the valley. It is the time of the gloaming, the owl-light. Out in the wood, the resident tawny has started calling, Hoo-hoo-hoo-h-o-o-o.’ There is something about owls. They feature in every major culture from the Stone Age onwards. They are creatures of the night, and thus of magic. They are the birds of ill-tidings, the avian messengers from the Other Side. But owls – with the sapient flatness of their faces, their big, round eyes, their paternal expressions – are also reassuringly familiar. We see them as wise, like Athena’s owl, and loyal, like Harry Potter's Hedwig. Human-like, in other words. No other species has so captivated us. In The Secret Life of the Owl, John Lewis-Stempel explores the legends and history of the owl. And in vivid, lyrical prose, he celebrates all the realities of this magnificent creature, whose natural powers are as fantastic as any myth. 'John Lewis-Stempel is one of the best nature writers of his generation' Country Life

The Hidden Lives of Owls

Author : Leigh Calvez
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2016-08-16
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781632170255

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New York Times bestseller PNBA bestseller Washington State Book Award Finalist A naturalist explores the night forest to uncover the secret lives of eleven prevalent owl species—an illuminating book for birders, animal lovers, and readers of H is for Hawk Join a naturalist on her adventures into the world of owls, owl-watching, avian science, and the deep forest—often in the dead of night. Whether you’re tracking snowy or great horned owls, these birds are a bit mysterious, and that’s part of what makes them so fascinating. In The Hidden Lives of Owls, Leigh Calvez pursues eleven different owl species—including the Barred, Flammulated, Northern Saw-Whet, Northern Pygmy, Northern Spotted, Burrowing, Snowy, and Great Gray. In an entertaining and accessible style, Calvez relays the details of her avian studies, from the thuggish behavior of barred owls—which puts the spotted owl at risk—to the highly unusual appearance of arctic snowy owls in the Lower 48, which directly reflects the state of the vole population in the Arctic. As Calvez takes readers into the lives of these strange and majestic creatures, she also explores questions about the human-animal connection, owl obsession, habitat, owl calls, social behavior, and mythology. Hoot!

The Eastern Screech Owl

Author : Frederick R. Gehlbach
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1603441212

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The eastern screech owl, widespread over the eastern half of North America and noticeably tolerant of human activity, is one of America's most familiar birds. Residing naturally in wooded environs with tree cavities, this owl lives well in suburbia and can be found nesting in mailboxes, porch columns, and purple martin houses. Based on a twenty-five-year study, biologist Frederick R. Gehlbach tells the life story of the eastern screech owl, focusing on case studies of suburban and rural study plots in Central Texas. This is the first thorough study of major life-history, behavioral, and ecological features of the species. Indeed, it is the first concurrent, comparative study of an urban and a rural population of any New World animal. Told in a personal voice, the story of these birds will interest all who have not lost touch with their ancestral world. However, Gehlbach has also included quantitative data and analysis of interest to ecologists, wildlife biologists, and ornithologists. Photographs (including color shots of the gray and rufous phases), figures, and tables provide further detail. Gehlbach's investigations have been those of not only an academic ecologist, but a suburbanite curious about his natural surroundings. The result is a model of research on species population dynamics and adaptation, yielding an emerging picture of what the eastern screech owl needs for successful coexistence with human neighbors.

The Secret Life of Eastern Screech Owl

Author : Christian Christian Fritschi,Edward Song,Song Song Fan,Max Song
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2020-08-21
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798677671555

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The Secret Life of Eastern Screech Owl by Christian Christian Fritschi,Edward Song,Song Song Fan,Max Song Pdf

The Secret Life of the Eastern Screech Owl - Breeding Season 2020 (Black and White print): Eastern screech owl [Megascops asio] is a palm sized owl in North America. Unlike the "hoot" territorial calls produced by other owls, screech owls have their unique trill followed by rapid individual calls (although the sound does not resemble screeching or screaming).Wildlife photographer Fan Song reveals the secrets of the charming owls with detailed observations and 130 photographs from the middle of Feburay till the end of July in 2020. The book explores the secret life of a family of 7 eastern screech owls located in Ottawa, Canada. It provides an immersive experience from the loving parents to their cute owlets, as you can follow their many adventures such as loving courtship, nesting behaviour, the interaction between parents and owlets, and facts about anatomy, habitat, diet. Danny refers to the male screech owl and Jane refers to the female owl. Five owlets are: Anna, Alex, Christine, Charles and Sunny. Hopefully this book can bring you joy in your spare time.

The Secret Life of Houdini

Author : William Kalush,Larry Sloman
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 998 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2008-09-04
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781847396198

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The Secret Life of Houdini by William Kalush,Larry Sloman Pdf

Using exclusive access to newly uncovered archives, Kalush and Sloman reveal the clandestine agreements in which the British and Americans recruited Houdini to be an active secret agent. In exchange for his cooperation, the governments of these two countries facilitated his rise to the top of the world stage. The authors give thrilling accounts of his assignments, such as his participation in early aerial surveillance and his use of his own magic magazine to communicate espionage-related information. After the war, Houdini embarked upon what became his most dangerous mission when he took on the Spiritualist movement. Convinced that Spiritualist mediums were frauds, he became obsessed with exposing them. But the Spiritualists were a powerful adversary. An organized network of fanatics, led by Sherlock Holmes creator Arthur Conan Doyle, worked relentlessly to orchestrate a campaign that would silence Houdini forever. Grounded in solid research, but as exciting and dramatic as a good thriller, THE SECRET LIFE OF HOUDINI traces the magician's long and circuitous route from struggling vaudevillian to worldwide legend.

Owl

Author : Paul Bannick
Publisher : Mountaineers Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1594858004

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Owl by Paul Bannick Pdf

"For anyone who appreciates wild things and wild places, each of Paul Bannick's stunning photographs is worth ten thousand words." - Ted Williams, Audubon--Moira Macdonald "The Birding Wire"

Downtown Owl

Author : Chuck Klosterman
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2008-09-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781416580652

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Downtown Owl by Chuck Klosterman Pdf

Now a major film! New York Times bestselling author and “one of America’s top cultural critics” (Entertainment Weekly) Chuck Klosterman’s debut novel brilliantly captures the charm and dread of small-town life. Somewhere in rural North Dakota, there is a fictional town called Owl. They don’t have cable. They don’t really have pop culture, but they do have grain prices and alcoholism. People work hard and then they die. But that’s not nearly as awful as it sounds; in fact, sometimes it’s perfect. Mitch Hrlicka lives in Owl. He plays high school football and worries about his weirdness, or lack thereof. Julia Rabia just moved to Owl. A history teacher, she gets free booze and falls in love with a self-loathing bison farmer. Widower and local conversationalist Horace Jones has resided in Owl for seventy-three years. They all know each other completely, except that they’ve never met. But when a deadly blizzard—based on an actual storm that occurred in 1984—hits the area, their lives are derailed in unexpected and powerful ways. An unpretentious, darkly comedic story of how it feels to exist in a community where local mythology and violent reality are pretty much the same thing, Downtown Owl is “a satisfying character study and strikes a perfect balance between the funny and the profound” (Publishers Weekly).

The Cry of the Owl

Author : Patricia Highsmith
Publisher : Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2011-07-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780802195531

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The Cry of the Owl by Patricia Highsmith Pdf

A man’s obsession with a beautiful woman leads to danger in this psychological thriller by the author of The Talented Mr. Ripley and The Price of Salt. In a small Pennsylvania town, Robert Forrester is recuperating from a nasty divorce and a bout of psychological trouble. One evening, while driving home, he sees a pretty, young woman framed by her bright kitchen window. Soon, he can’t keep himself away. But when Robert is inevitably discovered, obsession is turned on its head, and he finds himself unable to shake the young woman, nor entirely sure whether he should. From Patricia Highsmith, once called “the balladeer of stalking” by The New Yorker, The Cry of the Owl is a modern classic ready to be reborn. Praise for The Cry of the Owl “Kafka with a vengeance.” —The Spectator (London) “Highsmith generates suspense out of a different sort of fear: not the fear of death, which drives most crime-centered entertainment, but the pettier, more intimate dread of humiliation, of being caught on the street with nothing on. . . . There’s something else here, hard to identify, pulling us along relentlessly, as thrillers do—an undertow, a surge of third-rail current.” —The New Yorker “The Cry of the Owl is a deceptively easy stroll toward personal chaos and destruction. It is thoroughly chilling because nothing seems farfetched. Odd, yes, but believable. . . . The Cry of the Owl is creepy and unsettling, a taut psychological thriller.” —Linnea Lannon, Detroit Free Press “One of her lesser-known works . . . and one of her most unsettling. Which is saying plenty. . . . The crime writer Elmore Leonard has written a host of novels with the same basic plot: Plans go wrong. The story message driving all of Highsmith’s work is similarly simple and clear: We live on thin ice. Highsmith revolts some readers, yet hypnotizes many others. She’s sui generis, a writer of almost occult power.” —Richard Rayner, Los Angeles Times

Secret Life of a Vampire

Author : Kerrelyn Sparks
Publisher : Avon
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2009-03-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0061667854

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Secret Life of a Vampire by Kerrelyn Sparks Pdf

Nothing's sexier than an man who can keep a secret. A typical bachelor party is all about beers and beautiful women. A vampire bachelor party is no different -- except the men are drinking Blissky (whiskey-flavored synthetic blood). And no one can throw a party quite like Jack, the illegitimate son of the legendary Casanova. But when the party gets out of hand and the cops show up, Jack has some explaining to do . . . if only he wasn't struck speechless by the beauty of Officer Lara Boucher. Lara is sure there's something more than a bachelor party going on. What is Jack hiding? And why is he so interested in the recent disappearance of young women all over town? Her investigation uncovers more than she wants to know, especially about this modern-day Casanova. But if she's ever to make detective, she'll need to expose all his secrets . . . if only her heart wasn't on the line.

Wesley the Owl

Author : Stacey O'Brien
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2008-08-19
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781416551737

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Wesley the Owl by Stacey O'Brien Pdf

Chronicles the author's rescue of an abandoned barn owlet, from her efforts to resuscitate and raise the young owl through their nineteen years together, during which the author made key discoveries about owl behavior.

The Happy Owls

Author : Celestino Piatti
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2022-02
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780735844834

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The Happy Owls by Celestino Piatti Pdf

Follows the efforts of a flock of chickens, ducks, and geese to discover the secret of their neighboring owls' happiness, which is credited to the beauty and wonder of the natural world.

The Bark of the Bog Owl

Author : Jonathan Rogers
Publisher : B&H Publishing Group
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780805431315

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The Bark of the Bog Owl by Jonathan Rogers Pdf

In this fantasy/allegory, Rogers retells the life of biblical character King David.

Creative Haven Owls Coloring Book

Author : Marjorie Sarnat
Publisher : Courier Dover Publications
Page : 37 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2015-07-15
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9780486796642

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Creative Haven Owls Coloring Book by Marjorie Sarnat Pdf

More than 30 fanciful full-page illustrations depict the wisest of birds in lush, tapestry-like settings. Covered with flowers, paisleys, and other fun-to-color patterns, these adorable owls are posed against vivid backgrounds brimming with intricate designs. Pages are perforated and printed on one side only for easy removal and display. Specially designed for experienced colorists, Owls and other Creative Haven® adult coloring books offer an escape to a world of inspiration and artistic fulfillment. Each title is also an effective and fun-filled way to relax and reduce stress.

Good Prose

Author : Tracy Kidder,Richard Todd
Publisher : Random House Incorporated
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781400069750

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Good Prose by Tracy Kidder,Richard Todd Pdf

The Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award-winning author of House and the editor of Atlantic Monthly share stories from their literary friendship and respective careers, offering insight into writing principles and mechanics that they have identified as elementary to quality prose.

Baby Owl's Rescue

Author : Jennifer Keats Curtis
Publisher : Sylvan Dell Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1934359955

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Baby Owl's Rescue by Jennifer Keats Curtis Pdf

Maggie and Max discover a baby owl in their backyard and enlist the aid of the mother to return him safely to his nest in a story that includes information about owls and what to do if you find an injured bird.